The individuals competition ran from 11 – 15 August with eight UK Boccia players. David Smith playing in the BC1 classification won 7-2 in the final to secure the gold medal. Congratulations.
The UK team included Scotland’s very own: Stephen McGuire, Patrick Wilson, Jamie McCowan.
All of the Boccia UK team played tremendously well with really tight games. The standard of competition throughout the 33 nations competing has strengthened.
The athletes expressed at the beginning of the week that the Host Organising Committee (HOC) is delivering an awesome event which has wowed athletes and spectators alike with the venue layout, presentation and organisation. The benchmark has truly been raised and congratulations must be extended to the HOC.
This World Championships have raised the bar with online streaming on the BBC, a show court and filming projected onto a large screen which shows a birds eye view adding to spectator enjoyment.
Scotland was also well represented in officiating. Darren Thomson refereed, Sam Thomson was one of the timers, along with Lewis McConnell and Ling Mann, with Catherine Carruthers as a linesperson. Lewis was actually awarded Volunteer of the Day for Tuesday 14 August, an award presented daily and voted by peers within the event volunteers.
From today, all GB Boccia players are involved in team and pairs. Stephen McGuire (BC4), Jamie McCowan and Patrick Wilson(BC3), all take part and we wish them all luck.
Results to date:
- BC4 pairs won against Japan 5-1 and lost against Germany 2-3 in a closely contested gam
- BC3 pairs beat Columbia 9-1 in their opening match